The 45th batch of MOHAN Foundation's Organ Donation Ambassador Program successfully completed Module 2 on June 6, 2026. Eleven motivated students from Delhi Public School, Chandigarh participated in this virtual interactive contact session.
FACILITATORS
Mrs. Arshiya Fathima, Dr. Muneet Kaur Sahi, Dr. Hemal Kanvinde
Dr. Hemal Kanvinde opened the training with an overview of the modules, followed by an engaging panel session with stakeholders from the field of organ donation and transplantation.
VOICES FROM THE FIELD – EXPERT PANEL
Dr. Maninder Dhaiwal - PICU Critical Care, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
Dr. Sunil Shroff - Managing Trustee, MOHAN Foundation, Chennai
Mr. Vikram Bansal - Liver Recipient, Delhi NCR
Mr. Hariharan Babu - Kidney Recipient, Chennai
Ms. Trilly Matthew - Director of Operations, Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation
Dr. Muneet Kaur Sahi - Program Officer, MOHAN Foundation Delhi NCR
TOPICS DISCUSSED
Storytelling as a conversation starter, Demystifying organ donation, Pre-sensitization in communities, ICU consent and donation, Grief counseling, Donor family care, Forms of consent, Loss of organ function, Regular medical checkups
Mr. Vikram Bansal and Mr. Hariharan Babu shared personal transplant stories that made a deep impression on the young ambassadors. Ms. Trilly Matthew recounted a donation counseling story highlighting the importance of patience and empathy when approaching families in grief.
SPREADING THE WORD – COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Dr. Hemal Kanvinde guided students through the range of communication tools volunteers commonly use to spread awareness — covering the when, why, and how of each, from individual social media outputs to large collaborative events such as marathons.
GRATITUDE WORKSHOP
Dr. Muneet Kaur Sahi led a moving gratitude exercise in which trainees wrote heartfelt thank-you letters to anonymous donors, reflecting on the gift of life from a recipient's perspective.
LOOKING AHEAD
The session closed with feedback collection and planning for Module 3. MOHAN Foundation thanks all participants and faculty for their dedication to this life-saving cause.
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